41 Weekend Get-away

Todd: So what are you doing this weekend, Adrianna?
Adrianna: I'm going to Fukuoka with...to meet my friend.
Todd: Oh cool, how do you know her?
Adrianna: She went to university with me.

Todd: What's she doing in Fukuoka?
Adrianna: She's on the Jet Program, teaching.
Todd: Oh, cool. Does she like it?
Adrianna: Yeah, she likes it. She renewed her contract so this is her third year.
Todd: Excellent. Do you know what you are going to be doing down in Fukuoka?
Adrianna: I think she's going to take me to a pub.

Todd: You've not been to any of them in Japan?

Adrianna: No, not.. first time. And we are going to...What are we going to do? Oh, we're going to have a Thanksgiving celebration on Sunday and we're going to go to a Karaoke.
Todd:OK, have you been to any Karaoke bars here?
Adrianna: Yeah, I went to a Karaoke bar in Roppongi.
Todd: Did you sing?
Adrianna: Of course.
Todd: Excellent. In English?
Adrianna: Ah.. yeah. My Japanese isn't too great.

Todd: What has she told you about Fukuoka?

Adrianna: How do you mean?

Todd: Like, do you know about the city?

Adrianna: Not much.

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

renewed her contract

She renewed her contract, so this is her third year.

To 'renew a contract' is to sign a paper saying that you
will
continue with a job or a service. Notice the
following:

I have to renew my contract next January.

Does she plan to renew her contract?

Karaoke bar

Have you been to any karaoke bars here?

A 'karaoke bar' is a place where you can sing along to
popular songs
using a microphone. Sometimes this is in front of a
crowd of
strangers or sometimes in a private room with your
friends.
Notice the following:

It isn't fun to live next to a karaoke bar.

They go to the karaoke bar once a month.

not too great

My Japanese is not too great.

If something is 'not too great' it means it is not good or
that it
is bad. Notice the following:

My apartment is not too great, but the location is
incredible.

The road is not too great during the winter.

Thanksgiving celebration

We're going to have a Thanksgiving celebration on Sunday.

A 'Thanksgiving celebration' is an American tradition where
people
eat turkey, potatoes and pies. It happens in November
so there is
usually a football game on for entertainment. Notice
the
following:

Thanksgiving is my favorite family holiday
celebration.

This will be his first Thanksgiving celebration ever in
the
United States.